Rev. Robert & Jeannie Graetz bought Parks' letter at NYC auction for $9k, donating it to ASU Archives
A rare handwritten letter by civil rights icon Rosa Parks about how the Ku Klux Klan bombed a neighbor's home in 1957-Montgomery will shortly mov ...
Posted Wednesday, August 1st 2018 at 3:22PM
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Tymeya Thompson, a graduate of Lincoln University of PA, is the founder of a new mentoring program in Philadelphia called, “Queens On The Rise”. Queens On The Rise Mentoring Program is a new Philadelphia based non-profit organization geared towards supporting young queens in the community and helpin ...
Posted Sunday, July 29th 2018 at 9:44PM
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In celebration of Global McDelivery Day, singer and television sensation Zonnique surprised Texas Southern University students on July 19 with a classic lunch, courtesy of McDonald’s®. With Zonnique’s help, the brand turned a routine summer school mo ...
Posted Monday, July 23rd 2018 at 4:04PM
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The Family Place‘s 2018 Texas Trailblazer Co-Chairs Sunie Solomon and Amy Turner are celebrating more than the Fourth of July this week. They’ve just revealed the 2018 Texas Trailblazer.
Here are some hints:
•The 2018 Trailblazer is a guy.
•He’s ...
Posted Tuesday, July 10th 2018 at 12:33PM
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Voorhees College graduates, Dr. Leroy Staggers was recently named president of Morris College and Dr. Lawrence L. Rouse was recently named president of Pitt Community College (PCC).
As president, Staggers will be responsible for serving as the chi ...
Posted Tuesday, June 19th 2018 at 10:53AM
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Written by Alonda Thomas
The NFL and Howard University have partnered to launch the Campus Connectionprogram, which aims to provide students with programs and experiences that help prepare them for future careers in professional football administration.
Beginning with the 2018 fall s ...
Posted Friday, June 15th 2018 at 2:45PM
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Tennessee State University is among three historically black institutions that have signed a memorandum of understanding to create a consortium that will focus on faculty development.
The consortium on Transformative Teaching Practices for 21st Ce ...
Posted Friday, June 15th 2018 at 2:41PM
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About HP and HBCUs
When a company’s culture enables you to belong, innovate, and grow, you’re inspired to bring your best ideas to the table every day. As part of our partnership with the National HBCU Business Deans Roundtable, HP’s new bus ...
Posted Wednesday, June 13th 2018 at 1:23PM
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Deloitte, an internationally renowned consulting firm, has partnered with my company, HBCUConnect.com, to bring you this special opportunity. We will be hosting a networking event on June 22nd, 2018 in ATLANTA, GA so that qualified professionals such as yourself will be able to network w ...
Posted Friday, June 1st 2018 at 7:37PM
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When Hannah Lucas was diagnosed last year with a medical condition that caused frequent fainting, she felt scared and alone.
“I started passing out more and more often and I was terrified of going anywhere,” Hannah, 15, told ABC News. “Because what if I passed out and no one was around or what i ...
Posted Tuesday, May 29th 2018 at 2:34PM
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CHARLES R. DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE PROGRAM DIRECTOR MAKES HISTORY AS FIRST EVER AFRICAN AMERICAN PRESIDENT OF TOP MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Dr. C. Freeman, psychiatry residency program director at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine a ...
Posted Wednesday, May 23rd 2018 at 11:02AM
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Diannah Watson, BlackAmericaWeb.com
The cast of A Different World have come together to raise $360k in grants to award to nine HBCU’s.
Jasmine Guy, Cree Summer, Kadeem Harrison and Darryl M. Bell teamed up with The Home Depot to annou ...
Posted Friday, May 4th 2018 at 9:02PM
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The Boggs African American Research Library is looking for businesses and organizations to help donate books and literature to help stock the library. Located in Keysville, GA, the Boggs African American Research Library combines the Black Youth Heri ...
Posted Thursday, May 3rd 2018 at 7:39PM
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If you have not heard by now, this past weekend was an epic event for Coachella. In the history of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the event has never had a black female entertainer as a headline – until Saturday night when Beyonce head ...
Posted Monday, April 16th 2018 at 8:28PM
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